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From wok to wing: China tightens grip on ‘gutter oil’ trade to fuel green flight ambitions

Chinese aviation regulators are proposing new national standards to track used cooking oil from kitchen to refinery.

China curbs drug precursor exports ahead of Xi’s US visit

This comes days before a high-stakes meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US counterpart Donald Trump.

DeepSeek to brief UN Security Council on AI this week, sources say

DeepSeek and other Chinese AI firms, including Moonshot, have been invited to make statements, a sources said.

China says it opposes ‘illegal’ US sanctions on Iran airlines

An Iran Air Boeing 747-200 aircraft parked at a cargo apron at Macau International Airport on Aug 24.

South Korea court cuts ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee’s prison term to five years, Yonhap says

South Korean former first lady Kim Keon Hee arriving at a court to attend a hearing in Seoul on Aug 12, 2025.

Six-year-old Chinese girl sets world record with Rubik’s Cube

Young speedcuber Lian Yunzhi posted averages of 4.52 and 4.27 seconds, after solving the Rubik’s Cube five times.

Mount Fuji sunrise rush still causes dangerous crowding near summit despite new climbing rules

A long line of climbers on Mount Fuji make their way toward the summit at night on Aug 16.

Typhoon Dujuan leaves four dead, 45,000 houses without power in Japan

The typhoon moved away from Japan’s coast, allowing the authorities to lift most heavy rain and landslide warnings.

South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung urges US to ease sanctions on North Korea to freeze nuclear programmes: NYT

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that pursuing denuclearisation under the current circumstances meant that nothing would be accomplished.

Seoul’s green space a battleground for mayor and South Korea’s President

With 16,000 people per square km, Seoul is more densely packed than London, New York or Tokyo, putting a strain on both housing and greenery.

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